1.India, S. Korea to deepen ties; Seoul may join Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative: New Delhi and Seoul are in discussions to deepen their bilateral partnership by strengthening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. South Korea is considering joining the India-led Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), which aims to restore maritime stability and strengthen international governance in this strategically vital region. The IPOI was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2019 East Asia summit in Bangkok.
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-s-korea-to-deepen-ties-seoul-may-join-indo-pacific-oceans-initiative-11703148195614.html
2.French President Macron expected to be Republic Day chief guest: French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to be chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, making him the fifth French leader to be accorded the honour, people familiar with the development said on Friday. The development comes after the US was unable to accept India’s invitation for President Joe Biden to be the chief guest for the Republic Day. This will also be the sixth time that a French head of state will attend the celebrations as chief guest since 1976.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/french-president-macron-expected-to-be-republic-day-chief-guest-101703222699664.html
3.JN.1 outbreak: 1 in 24 infected in England; all cases in Goa dormant.-Amid growing concerns over the JN.1 variant of coronavirus, former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has reassured the public that there is no need for immediate panic. In an interview with ANI, Swaminathan pointed to the fact that the UN health agency has classified the strain as a variant of interest and not a variant of concern. “We need to be cautious, but we don't need to worry because we don't have any data to suggest that this variant JN.1 is more severe or it's going to cause more pneumonia, more death,” she said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jn1-outbreak-1-in-24-infected-in-england-all-cases-in-goa-dormant-10-facts-101703204697132.html
4.National Farmer's Day is celebrated on December 23. -National Farmer's Day 2023: Farmers are the backbone of our country. They work round the clock to provide food to us. Their contributions to our daily lives are immense and uncountable. They help in feeding each and every person of this nation and also contribute to economic development. Our country heavily depends on agriculture and farmers ensure that they work hard in providing us with our daily meals.Often the difficulties they go through are immense.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/national-farmers-day-2023-date-history-significance-101703225520085.html
5.Parliament Passes Bill To Simplify Newspaper Registration Process: Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to replace a British-era law governing the publishing industry and simplify the process of registration of periodicals, amid demands by members in the Lok Sabha to also extend the regulation to YouTube channels.Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, which was passed by voice vote in the Lok Sabha, will make the registration of periodicals a one-step process as against the eight-step process in the archaic law. The Bill replaces the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867. The Rajya Sabha had passed the Bill on August 3.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/press-and-registration-of-periodicals-bill-2023-parliament-passes-bill-to-simplify-newspaper-registration-process-4717470
6.Under new law, doctors face two years of imprisonment for death due to negligence: Contrary to what Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the amended Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 (BNSS) does not provide a blanket exemption to doctors in cases of death due to negligence; instead, it prescribes a maximum two-year imprisonment in such cases, slightly lower than the punishment for other cases. The amended Section 106 (1) of the Sanhita says: “Whoever causes death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/doctors-will-face-up-to-two-years-imprisonment-for-death-due-to-negligence-under-new-criminal-law/article67662958.ece
7.New Omicron variant: CM Eknath Shinde says use mask in crowded places.With cases of the new Covid-19 Omicron sub-variant JN.1 being detected, chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday asked people to use a face mask while going to crowded places during the ongoing festive season.He made the statement at a review meeting he had called with officials from the health and medical education departments as well as district collectors.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/new-omicron-variant-cm-eknath-shinde-says-use-mask-in-crowded-places/articleshow/106195744.cms
8.Despite hurdles, the travel and hospitality industry soars in 2023:- It was a landmark year for tourism given it was the first full year of business after Covid-19,” says Ashish Gupta, consulting CEO of the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH). Although factors such as GoFirst’s insolvency, the war in Ukraine, the emerging conflict in the Middle East, and the tense India-Canada relations, along with increasing inflation and fuel prices, have impacted the industry adversely, travel demand remained resilient, showing no signs of decline. Recent independent reports by online travel aggregators and travel companies state that Indian travellers took an average of 2.9 vacations in 2023, up from 2.5 vacations in 2022. Additionally, the average per-trip spending of Indian travellers increased up to 20 percent in 2023 compared to previous years.
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/take-one-big-story-of-the-day/sky-high-despite-hurdles-the-travel-and-hospitality-industry-soars-in-2023/90441/1
9.Tourism, industry to boost development of the region: The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog plans to develop tourism along with industry in Prayagraj and Varanasi and develop the two districts on the lines of NCR (National CapitalRegion).This follows a visit of the team of experts to Prayagraj on Monday which talked about setting up a Regional Development Authority to develop both cities situated on the banks of Ganga and their surrounding areas on the lines of NCR.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/tourism-and-industry-development-in-prayagraj-and-varanasi-news-article/articleshow/106168977.cms
10.Worldwide Food and Beverages Industry Outlook 2024 – Latest Report by MarketsandMarkets: The Global Food & Beverages Industry Outlook covers major markets including plant-based protein market, plant-based meat market, food-testing market, food certification market, precision fermentation ingredients market, food robotics market, personalized nutrition market, probiotics market, regenerative agriculture market, and food traceability markets. According to a research report "Global Food & Beverage Industry Outlook 2024 - Navigating the Culinary Horizon of Tomorrow" Published by MarketsandMarkets, the Top 10 Food & Beverages Markets will grow from $164.02 billion in 2023 to $179.83
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/12/18/2797843/0/en/Worldwide-Food-and-Beverages-Industry-Outlook-2024-Latest-Report-by-MarketsandMarkets.html
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